FREQUENCIES

WICEN has national frequencies allocated in the Australian Amateur Band Plans, and some frequencies in the commercial bands. The Amateur Band Plans are voluntary agreements, relying on amateur self-regulation. Thus WICEN does not have any exclusive claim.

Also there are allocations for IARU Emergency Operations, to be used as a centre frequency for traffic in Region 3. This region covers Australia, New Zealand, Asia, China and the Indian sub-continent. These would be typically activated in major disasters such as floods and tsunamis.

WICEN is able to use 2 frequencies around 5MHz, allocated nationally by ACMA, and some frequencies on commercial segments allocated to the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (since WICEN (NSW) is a specialist squad of the VRA.)

WICEN (NSW) also holds a number of repeater licences and associated frequencies, for both fixed and portable locations. WICEN (NR) has a 2m/70cm trailer-based portable repeater. We do not presently have a fixed repeater.

SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES

BAND

WICEN

IARU Emergency

Note

80m

3.600

3.600

CW, LSB

60m

5.102 5.355

USB Commercial transceivers only

40m

7.075

7.110

CW, LSB

30m

10.115

CW, USB

20m

14.125

14.300

CW, USB

17m

18.150

18.160

CW, USB

15m

21.190

21.360

CW, USB

12m

24.950

CW, USB

10m

28.450

CW, USB

6m

53.150

FM Simplex

2m

145.20

Packet

70cm

433,80

FM Simplex

23cm

1294.8

FM Simplex

13cm

2425.8

FM Simplex

REPEATERS – PORTABLE (NR and STATE only)

CALLSIGN

OUPUT

INPUT

NOTE

VK2RAC

147.125

147.725

NR Wicen

VK2RAV

147.125

147.725

Statewide

VK2RWS

147.125

147.725

Statewide

VK2RAV

147.150

147.750

Statewide

VK2RAV

147.175

147.775

Statewide

VK2REP

147.175

147.775

Statewide

VK2RWS

147.175

147.775

Statewide

VK2RAV

439.525

434.525

Statewide

VK2RAF

439.925

434.925

Statewide

VRA Frequencies

WICEN can also use the following VRA frequencies, all USB. 2.800 3.882 5.264 7.485 MHz

Only commercial transceivers may be used. Amateur callsigns are not to be used on these frequencies, I/D as ‘WICEN + location’.

WICEN NR Handheld frequencies

This is a list of frequencies programmed into WICEN NR dual-band handheld transceivers (Baofeng)